Press Statement by Teresa Kok, Selangor State Senior EXCO and Member of Parliament for Seputeh on 3rd February 2010 at Shah Alam
Demand that Najib Razak apologise for and condemn Nasir Safar’s racist remarks and sack Nasir Safar for insubordination
I wish to unreservedly condemn the incendiary, inflammatory and outright racist remarks made by Nasir Safar, political aide to Najib Razak, when he more or less called Indians beggars and Chinese women prostitutes and threatened to revoke citizenships. (Source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/51737-pms-aide-to-quit-over-racist-remark)
To add fuel to the flames, Nasir Safar had the gall to spout his racist spiel in his official capacity at a 1Malaysia seminar of all places. His actions made a complete mockery of 1Malaysia and revealed his utter ignorance, or more likely total contempt, for the 1Malaysia which his superior Najib has been trying so hard to sell.
The fact that Najib’s own political aide could harbour such venom brings to question the integrity of the company that Najib keeps and creates serious doubts of Najib’s own character. As the saying goes, “Birds of a feather flock together.”
If Najib wants to bring any credibility to himself and 1Malaysia, Najib must apologise for Nasir Safar’s remarks, condemn the remarks in no uncertain terms and sack Nasir Safar for insubordination. To let Nasir Safar off with a resignation letter makes light of the gravity of his offence.
As for Nasir Safar, I demand that he make a public apology for causing such offence to all Malaysians and bringing disrepute to our nation’s international image as a peaceful multi-ethnic country.
Teresa Kok
Selangor State Senior EXCO
MP for Seputeh
Will this despicable, racialistic idiot be charged for sedition, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein? Resigning must not save him from the long arm of law. He has to face the music. Umno has been getting away with seditious statements like this for so long, while the opposition has been charged or investigated for simply asking the police to cease investigations against colleagues.
Anyway, the rakyat can be assured that double standards are expected from Umno/BN. It shows the rotten state affairs in the Prime Minister’s Office and events behind the scene. It is a sign of institutionalised racism happen right in the PM department. What is 1Malaysia our so-called PM and his cronies are shouting about all this time????